U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that 10 Americans detained in Venezuela have been released. "I want to thank my team at the @StateDep & especially President @nayibbukele for helping secure an agreement for the release of all of our American detainees,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the release of 10 Americans who were detained in Venezuela, marking the return of all U.S. nationals previously held in the country.

Ten Americans are en route to the U.S. after a prisoner swap involving the U.S., El Salvador and Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.

A group of 10 Americans freed in a hostage exchange with Venezuela included a U.S. Navy sailor and a water sports fan, reports say. When contacted for comment, the U.S. State Department told Newsweek on Saturday that for privacy reasons, the individuals would not be identified nor their cases disclosed.

It was after midnight in Malaysia when Secretary of State Marco Rubio dialed into a call between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The topic was Ukraine and Rubio, on his first trip to Asia as Trump’s top diplomat,

EADaily, July 24th, 2025. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio became the person who influenced the tightening of the position of President Donald Trump in relation to Russia, China, Iran and Venezuela.

The US and Venezuela on Friday completed a prisoner swap, with 10 Americans freed in exchange for over 200 Venezuelans held in a prison in El Salvador.

Venezuelan nationals deported from the U.S. to El Salvador are being sent to Venezuela, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced on Friday. The deal is part of a large-scale prisoner swap between the U.

El Salvador is home to the maximum security CECOT prison where the U.S. has deported thousands of illegal migrants.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Venezuelan President Nayib Bukele for helping secure an agreement for the release of all of our American detainees.